Digital files kind of suck

It's Christmas Eve and I'm feeling nostalgic

We live in a digital world. It's how we communicate (duh, you're reading this), it's how we socialize, it's how we shop, and it's how we entertain ourselves. 

Sadly, it's also the primary way we hold on to our memories. I remember flipping through my Nana & Papa's wedding album and family scrapbooks. Holding those photos in my hands, I felt like I was taken back in time. 

I'm old enough that I grew up taking selfies with a polaroid or disposable film camera. Con: Most were terrible Pro: I still have most of them in a box. Then shortly after college, everything started switched to little digital pocket cameras. Then came the iphones. Pro: practice makes perfect on those selfies Con: I have literally no idea where most of those digital files went and I have a few corrupt drives that probably mean I'll never see them again. Well, what about the cloud? It's not as much fun to hover over a digital screen with all that stress-causing blue light and click down memory lane. 

 I don't even have a wedding album!!! I've been married for more than 15 years. 7/8 discs are backed up on the cloud and i'm too overwhelmed to make my own album. So I look at the one and only framed print we have on the wall of my bedroom. And my wedding was way too much fun to relegate to a single posed photo. I still don't know what happened to disc 7, but its gone and took the memories with it. 

All of that to say, I'm a firm believer in prints and, even better, albums. It's really difficult to lose a 12x16 handmade album. It's also a lot more fun to browse page by page than it is to scroll my phone. So if a client truly demands digitals only, I can do that for the same price and throw in a free album. 😉 I offer the best of both worlds, a beautiful album you'll cherish for decades and still have the ability to send a naughty text. And yes, you'll have the full size files for backup. Because sometimes physical things do disappear in fires, floods, etc. So indulge in the tactile intimacy of an album and fall in love with both yourself and your photos.

Albums are perfect for boudoir

First you think you might want to give this boudoir thing a try, First name / friend. You get a little more into the idea as you research. But then you think.... "what do I do with these photos???" 

Let me tell you, my clients all fall in love with their photos when they see them printed in a handmade album. Here's why: 

1. When you arrive for your reveal, you'll get to choose your yes photos and your maybe photos. 

2. With you by my side, I create a design with all of your chosen photos. This lets you see how they will look on a page together rather than individual files. 

3. You select your album cover from swatches we have in the studio. 

In the end, you take home the most perfect album you can imagine. 

Wondering what my top cover choices are from clients?

 FAQs: 

What happens to my "no" photos? 

They go in the trash. If you don't love them today, you won't love them tomorrow. 

How do I choose which photos I really want in my album? 

We play with designs until you are 100% satisfied. 

How many photos go into an album? 

My smallest album is 10 photos and my largest album is unlimited. Love every photo? Take them all. 

What if I want digitals? 

Any photo you choose for your album will be sent to you as a digital file. I can even airdrop it to you if you have an apple device. 

What happens to the photos I don't put in my album? 

You have the option to purchase the low-resolution (not printable) files at an additional cost of $40 each, this also means I'll back those up in a gallery for 6 months if you choose to create another album. See you next Tuesday!

Boudoir as a not-so-traditional wedding anniversary gift!

While I’m all about doing this just for yourself, I do think that keeping that sexy and confident spark alive can do wonders for your relationship.

Signs you could use a boudoir photoshoot to help your marriage

• you feel so overwhelmed with life that you just can’t seem to get in the mood

• you don’t have any lingerie that makes you feel good

• your body has changed and you feel less comfortable in your skin

• you wonder if you’re still attractive

I get it. I’m a mom of two young boys. I’m restarting a business in a new part of the country. I’m 25 pounds heavier than I was on my wedding day. We met in college, so inevitably our dedication to sexy time has dwindled.

I have had boudoir done since I was a newlywed and the effect it has on me has evolved over the years. At first it was about being playful and flirtatious. As I got older and had kids, it reminded me to keep seeing myself as my husband’s girlfriend… not just his wife.

One client of mine told me that when she and her husband snuggle into bed for storytime, they read their favorite “storybook” which is her boudoir album. She gets the thrill of seeing her photos, but also seeing his reaction to them.

So if you want to jump-start that sexy time or just keep the fires burning… let me give you an excuse by turning every traditional anniversary gift into a boudoir-related gift.

• 1st Anniversary: Paper - a beautiful album full of prints on photo paper

• 2nd Anniversary: Cotton - wear his favorite comfy tee with a cute pair of undies

• 3rd Anniversary: Leather - so many album cover options in leather and vegan leather

• 4th Anniversary: Fruit or Flowers - floral lace lingerie is so pretty for boudoir

• 5th Anniversary: Wood - ha… give him wood

• 6th Anniversary: Candy - present his album with edible massage oil

• 7th Anniversary: Wool - wear a cozy winter sweater and nothing else

• 8th Anniversary: Bronze - choose an album cover that has a bronze effect

• 9th Anniversary: Pottery - a magic mug is one of our novelty gifts

• 10th Anniversary: Aluminum - a sexy piece of metal wall art printed on aluminum

• 11th Anniversary: Steel - bring your highest heels with steel posts in them

• 12th Anniversary: Silk - take photos in our red silky satin sheets

• 13th Anniversary: Lace - Lacy lingerie is guaranteed to cause celebration

• 14th Anniversary: Gold Jewelry - Fancy up your album with an imprinted gold font message

• 15th Anniversary: Crystal - Our most popular album upgrade is a crystal photo cover

• 16th Anniversary: Coffee or Tea - Wear a shirt that says “Coffee, Tea or Me?” in our sheets set

• 17th Anniversary: Wine or Spirits - toast him in the photo with an elegant glass

• 18th Anniversary: Appliances - I’ll let you keep the appliances for “story time”

• 19th Anniversary: Jade - Jade jewelry can really pop in our dark and moody set

• 20th Anniversary: Platinum - we have a gorgeous platinum leather cover choice

• 21st Anniversary: Fire (theme) - silhouette photos with the red light

• 22nd Anniversary: Water (theme) - our faux shower set

• 23rd Anniversary: Air (theme) - light and airy photos

• 24th Anniversary: Stone (theme) - wear a piece of stone jewelry (diamonds are a stone!)

• 25th Anniversary: Silver - Our silver sofa set is so pretty

• 26th Anniversary: Art - What better art than art that stars you!

• 27th Anniversary: Music - Set your slideshow to music

• 28th Anniversary: Linens - Photos in the white sheets are a client favorite

• 29th Anniversary: Tools/tulle- delicate tulle is beautiful for draping

• 30th Anniversary: Pearls - a provocative photo wearing nothing but pearls

All of these ideas give you the perfect excuse to book your transformational boudoir photoshoot.

I can’t wait to hear what it does for your love life.